Warren G. Harding

many historians because of the scandals during his term and lack of political experience, Warren G. Harding had many failures and a great deal of corruption during his term. During his term he was a popular president, but after he died, all of his many scandals and love affairs were released to the public, ruining his reputation. No one believed their beloved president would end up to have one of the most corrupt terms in United States history. While he never took part in these scandals himself, many people appointed by Harding were convicted for multiple charges. Warren Gamaliel Harding, was the 29th President of the United States. He was elected president in 1920 by an overwhelming vote in a postwar…

Zonglin Li Mr.Rogers Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was born on November 2, 1865 in Caledonia, Ohio and died on August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California of high blood pressure and food poisoning. He was the 29th president of the United States and was on his third year in his office. He had only a few enemies. People were surprised when he became president after Woodrow Wilson because they didn't expect that to happen. While Harding was…

The Teapot Dome scandal involved national security, big oil companies, bribery and corruption at the highest level of the United States government. Before Nixon and the Watergate affair, this was the most serious scandal in our country’s history. The affair took its name from Teapot Dome, a rock formation in Wyoming that looked like a teapot and, more importantly, stood atop a large government naval oil reserve. Albert B. Fall, a rancher and New Mexico’s first U.S. Senator, served as secretary…

Harding served from 1921 to 1923 and began his Republican Presidency in a depression. Although many advancements and growth in the economy boosted in the years of his incumbency the depression was not severe enough to completely crush the entire development achieved. The industrialization period that the United States went through during Harding years spurred President Harding to make policies accordingly. For example, motor vehicle registrations rose dramatically, approximately 9.2 million…

The Harding Administration During President Warren Harding administration, there were many political scandals that took place. The Ohio gang as they came known to be, were a group of politicians and leaders that were endorsed by Harding himself. Ohio gang would commit several financial scams underneath the nose of Harding. ignorance would mark the downfall of his reign in the office. Many people believed he was behind these scams while others believed he was oblivious and incompetent.…

Calvin Coolidge—“Silent Cal” Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States of America. He first took office when he was vice president for Warren G. Harding who had a heart attack on August 2, 1923. Coolidge was known for his quiet demeanor and nature, which was complete the opposite of his predecessor, Harding. Alfred E. Smith stated that Coolidge was “distinguished for character more than for heroic achievement” (The White House). Calvin Coolidge had many political experiences…

Despite the 1920s being known as one of the greatest eras of all time due to its luxurious lifestyles and inordinate parties that seemed to start when the sun disappeared and didn't end until the sun once more appeared again, nevertheless, the 1920s was also a time where corruption in government, gang violence and crimes against U.S. law an insurmountable rise that had its disastrous consequences. At the time, President Warren G. Harding was a president that was adored by many, but shortly after…

18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol. However, this didn’t stop people from drinking since they found ways to sneak it in places such as underground, as shown in doc 6. Bootleggers were able to transport illegal alcohol and were able to sell discretely. Also, the Volstead Act allowed seizure of alcohol and Immigrants began to drink a lot during the 1920’s. Germans also didn’t like immigrants, which supports cultural division during that time period. Document 6 as a whole shows an example of…

Americans were looking for a return to the way of life before World War 1 as Warren G. Harding promised in the election of 1920. ´The 1920s, known as the Roaring 20s was a rough time for the United States. It was a increasing boom in the economy, social trends, and different categories of styles in terms of clothing, food, dancing, etc. It was a era of success, wealth, affluence, and etc. The period of success was a result of the change from the war environment of WWI to a peaceful environment…

countries. Bootleggers also evaded authorities by building secret breweries with intricate security systems and lookouts. In addition to eluding the police, bootleggers had to fend off other bootleggers who would steal the precious cargo for their own sale. Bootleggers began a national controversy by selling adulterated liquor, which resulted in countless fatalities and poisonings. Bootlegging grew into a vast illegal empire, in part, because of widespread bribery. Many enforcement agents…